Meaning, origin and history of the name Seth (1)

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Gender Masculine

Usage English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek

Scripts שֵׁת(Ancient Hebrew) Σηθ(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. SETH(English)

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Meaning & History

Means "placed" or "appointed" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the third named son of Adam and Eve, and the ancestor of Noah and all humankind. In England this name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

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Depiction of the biblical Seth from a 14th-century fresco in Novgorod

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Entry updated February 28, 2019